Tory Johnson, 24, faces the most serious charges, including causing serious bodily harm to an officer. His 18-year-old cousin, Keandre Johnson, is also charged with injuring an officer.

Milwaukee County's sheriff called the case a failure of the criminal justice system.

Johnson is accused of breaking the eye socket of Officer Dwain Monteilh as he and his cousin brawled with police. According to the complaint, the officer feared Johnson was trying to get his gun.

"I saw the officers on the ground, and they were getting pummeled pretty bad," witness Ron Merkel said.

The incident was not Johnson's first brush with the law. This state report shows six other arrests -- most for domestic violence -- but zero convictions.

Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm told WISN 12 News the cases were dismissed when the victim wouldn't cooperate.

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said the criminal justice system failed.

"A message should've been sent to this goof a long time ago. You don't settle disputes with violence, by pounding women and beating people up. When he did that, and we arrested him, and they let him go, what did we tell him? 'Don't worry about it, that's OK,'" Clarke said.

Clarke said Johnson never should've had the chance to assault Monteilh.

"Because he's exhibited assaultive behavior, and he's rewarded for it, now he takes that and exhibits that on a Milwaukee police officer, and we're shocked? I'm not shocked. I'm aggravated," Clarke said.

This time, Johnson's alleged victim is expected to show up at trial.

Monteilh is home recovering. Two other officers had minor injuries.

Johnson faces up to 18 years in prison if convicted. He's scheduled to be back in court next month.

SUMMERFEST GROUNDS STARTING TO FILL UP. LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN. TWO MILWAUKEE MEN ARE NOW CHARGED IN THE BEATING OF A MILWAUKEE POLICE OFFICER. 24-YEAR-OLD TORI JOHNSON AND HIS 18-YEAR-OLD COUSIN GOT INTO AN ALTERCATION WITH OFFICERS MONDAY. AS WISN 12 NEWS REPORTS, MILWAUKEE SHERIFF CALLS THE CASE A FAILURE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. TORI JOHNSON IN COURT FACING THREE FELONIES ACCUSED OF BREAKING IN THE EYE SOCKET OF OFFICER DUANE AS HE AND HIS COUSIN BRAWLED WITH POLICE. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, THE OFFICER FEARED HE WAS TRYING TO GET HIS GUN. ISO-THE OFFICERS ON THE GROUND AND THEY WERE GETTING PUMMELED. THIS INCIDENT WAS HARDLY HIS FIRST BRUSH WITH THE LAW. WE HAVE OBTAINED THIS REPORT SHOWING HE HAD SIX PRIOR ARREST FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BUT ZERO CONVICTIONS. THE DEA -- DA TELLS US THE CASE WAS DISMISSED WHEN THE VICTIM WOULDN'T CORROBORATE. A MESSAGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT A LONG TIME AGO, YOU DON'T SETTLE DISPUTES WITH VIOLENCE. BY COUNTING WOMEN AND BY BEATING PEOPLE UP. -- POUNDING WOMEN AND BEATING PEOPLE UP. WHAT DID WE TELL THEM? DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. HE NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO ASSAULT THE OFFICER. HE HAS EXHIBITED ASSAULTIVE BEHAVIOR AND THEN AWARDED FOR IT. NOW WE ARE SHOCKED? I AM NOT SHOCKED. I AM AGGRAVATED. THIS TIME, THE ALLEGED VICTIM IS EXPECTED TO SHOW UP AT TRIAL. THE OFFICER IS AT HOME RECOVERING.